Legal Opinion
Boston Chapter, NAACP, Inc. v. Beecher
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided February 11, 1974No. Civ. A. 72-3060-F, 73-269-FPublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FREEDMAN, District Judge.
These cases allege discriminatory practices on the part of the defendants in their qualification requirements and overall hiring policies for the position of firefighter in the City of Boston, in particular, and in other cities and towns of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts subject to state Civil Service law. Because of the identity of the issues involved ánd relief sought, the two eases were consolidated by the Court with the assent of the parties. United ■ States v. City of Boston et al. is brought by the Attorney General to enforce the provisions of Title VII of…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Griggs v. Duke Power Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Brown v. Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Lemon v. KurtzmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Louisiana v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Carter v. GallagherCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1971
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3Cited by38 opinions
- In Re PrimusSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
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- Quinn v. City of BostonCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2003
- Freddie D. ROBINSON Et Al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION, Etc., Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
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